Comparison

Radio Surf vs rrradio.org

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Radio Surf

Features
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Discover and enjoy live radio from around the world with RadioSurf. Instantly access thousands of radio stations, search by name, genre, or location, and listen to your favorite music, news, and talk shows wherever you are. Personalize your experience by adding stations to your favorites, organizing them for quick access, and managing your list as your tastes evolve. RadioSurf is designed for seamless listening at home, on the go, or while driving—making it easy to stay connected to the sounds you love, anytime and anywhere. Key Features: Listen to live radio stations worldwide Powerful search by station name, genre, or country Add, organize, and modify your favorite stations Simple, intuitive interface for effortless browsing and playback Reliable streaming, even on the move or in your car Background playback and support for external controls

About

rrradio.org

Stream live internet radio stations from around the world with a clean, ad-free player. Discover new stations by country or genre, save favorites, and enjoy features like wake alarms and sleep timers. Sync your library across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Global station catalog with search and filters
  • Save favorite stations and create custom lists
  • View now playing info, lyrics, and artist details
  • Set wake alarms and sleep timers
  • Add custom HTTPS stream URLs
  • Apple Watch and CarPlay support
  • Car mode with simplified interface
Features
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rrradio.org is a clean, fast internet-radio player with a constantly updated catalog of public broadcasters and community stations from around the world. Free, with no ads and no tracking — just press play. The catalog is curated and maintained on rrradio.org, a non-commercial, non-profit open-source project. New and fixed stations land continuously, without waiting for an app update. FEATURES • Browse & search — Search a global catalog of stations and filter by country, genre, and stream quality. • Favorites & library — Save favorites and build lists for quick access and skipping between stations, kept in sync across your devices through iCloud. • Now playing & lyrics — Current artist, title, cover art, lyrics, and the on-air show for supported broadcasters, plus Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube Music links when metadata is available. • Wake to radio — Set a wake alarm for any station: it notifies you at the time you choose and can start the station playing. Save alarms for quick reuse. • Sleep timer — Auto-stop playback after the time you set. • Custom streams — Paste your own HTTPS stream URL; your private list stays on your device. • Apple Watch — A wrist remote for your iPhone: start a favorite or list, pause, and skip between stations, with now-playing details. • CarPlay — Browse your stations and play them right from the car's built-in display. • Car mode — A simplified, large-button layout that switches on automatically when you connect over Bluetooth or USB, or on demand. • Lock screen & AirPods — Full now-playing controls and background audio, so playback keeps going while you do everything else. PRIVACY FIRST rrradio.org shows no ads and doesn't track you — no accounts, no third-party trackers. Your favorites and custom stations sync privately through your own iCloud account, never our servers. OPEN SOURCE & NON-PROFIT rrradio is open source and community-driven. Found a broken station, or have one we missed? We'd love to hear from you. rrradio.org — internet radio, simplified.

Screenshots

Radio Surf4 screens
rrradio.org4 screens

Verdict

The call

Radio Surf and rrradio.org are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Radio Surf versus rrradio.org: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRadio Surfrrradio.org
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB25 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperDart Technology SIAMarkus Steinbrecher

In-app purchases

None

Radio Surf

No in-app purchases

None

rrradio.org

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Radio Surf free?
Radio Surf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is rrradio.org free?
rrradio.org is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Radio Surf or rrradio.org have ads?
Neither Radio Surf nor rrradio.org shows ads.

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